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1931 Bentley Eight Litre Sports Tourer

United States • 19 Aug 2022

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AI Listing Summary

This is a vintage Bentley, custom-built for Bentley Chairman Woolf Barnato, a three-time Le Mans winner. It features its original, ornate Vanden Plas coachwork and has been restored by marque expert R.C. Moss, achieving a Pebble Beach class win.

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Condition 

9

The car underwent a Pebble Beach Class-Winning Restoration by R.C. Moss. The listing notes it is offered with original instruction manual, tools, and extensive documentation files.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

YR5095 YR5095

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

GP 401

RHD/LHD:

RHD

Car Highlights Among the Finest and Most Significant of All Vintage Bentleys Built to Order for Bentley Chairman and Three-Time Le Mans Winner Woolf Barnato Short-Chassis Eight Litre Wearing Original, Ornately Detailed Vanden Plas Coachwork Acquired By Reggie Presland in 1933; Retained in his Family’s Ownership Until 2004 Pebble Beach Class-Winning Restoration by Noted Marque Expert R.C.

Moss Offered with Original Instruction Manual, Tools, and Extensive Documentation Files Technical Specs 7,982 CC SOHC Inline 6-Cylinder Engine Twin SU HO8 Carburetors 220 BHP at 3,500 RPM 4-Speed “F” Type Manual Gearbox 4-Wheel Mechanical Drum Brakes Front Solid Axle with Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs and Friction Shock Absorbers Rear Live Axle with Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs with Hydraulic Shock Absorbers Saleroom Addendum Please note that a new title has recently been processed and should be available shortly following the auction.

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£315,639

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£655,521

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£2,552,805

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